Hugh Lamb & Richard Lamb [eds.] – And Midnight Never Come

Richard Lamb

Richard Lamb – Introduction

Hume Nisbet – Marie St. Pierre
E. R. Suffling – Eccles Old Tower
Amyas Northcote – Mr. Mortimer’s Diary
Mrs. G. Linnaeus Banks – Judgement Deferred
Andre De Lorde – Waxworks
F. Startin Pilleau – The Vision of Inverstrathy Castle
F. Startin Pilleau – The Vision of Inverstrathy Castle
Frederick Carruthers – The Follower
Anonymous – In the Interests of Science
Guy Thomas – The Painted Coin
Bernard Capes – The Corner House
Frederick Cowles – The Headless Leper
Grant Allen – Our Scientific Observations of a Ghost
Thomas Burke – Miracle in Suburbia
J. H. Pearce – Ego Speaks
William Hope Hodgson – The Phantom Ship
G. M. Robins – A Twilight Experience
R. H. Benson – Father Martin’s Tale
Alice Perrin – The Bead Necklace
Violet Jacob – Behind the Wall

Johnny Mains – Afterword

Richard Lamb – Acknowledgements

Blurb:
The diary with a nasty tale to tell
A burglary gone horribly wrong
The sinister woman at the window
A night alone in the waxworks

And Midnight Never Come brings you 20 haunting tales from the Victorian and Edwardian heyday of supernatural fiction.
Hugh Lamb was one of the world’s leading anthologists of vintage macabre. During his long career he unearthed a host of little-known authors and also brought to light lost works from the more well-known. When he passed away in 2019, Hugh left behind a collection of unused stories and unpublished anthology ideas. Using this material as a starting point, Hugh’s son Richard has compiled And Midnight Never Come , the first brand new Hugh Lamb anthology for 30 years.
Delve, if you dare, into this unique age of ghosts, monsters, killers and fog-enshrouded chills.

David & David & Linden Riley [eds.] – Kitchen Sink Gothic 2

David & David & Linden Riley [eds.] – Kitchen Sink Gothic 2 (Parallel Universe, Oct. 2020)

Allen Koszowski

James Harper – The Ring on the Roof
Eric Nash – The Christmas Tree
Shaun Avery – Vlog’s Legs
David A. Sutton – The Capsule
Adrian Cole – Wake up Screaming
Paul Lewis – The Boy on the Train
Jonathan Mitchell – Double Exposure
Eric Ian Steele – Night Flight
Trevor Kennedy – The Lonely Passion of Jimmy Tate
Andrew Darlington – The Doomed Empire
Franklin Marsh – Real Life
Russell Hemmell – Stones are Breathing Tonight
Stephanie Ellis – Winter Discontent
Alyson Faye – The Adelphi
Mark Reece – Pain
Teika Marija Smits – This Little Piggy

This book is dedicated to the homeless in Britain today, who have to struggle for their existence in an increasingly hostile social climate.

All proceeds from the sale of this book will be given to homeless charities. It may never amount to a great deal but at least we hope it will do some good. And encourage others to help too.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kitchen-Sink-Gothic-David-Riley/dp/1916110959/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Daisy Butcher (ed.) – Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic

Daisy Butcher (ed.) – Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic (British Library, 2019)

Enrique Bernardou

Cover design by Maurico Villamayor

Daisy Butcher – Introduction

Nathaniel Hawthorne – Rappaccini’s Daughter
Arthur Conan Doyle – The American’s Tale
Lucy H. Hooper – Carnivorine
Charlotte Perkins Gilman – The Giant Wistaria
H.G. Wells – The Flowering of the Strange Orchid
Edmond Nolcini – The Guardian of Mystery Island
M.R. James – The Ash Tree
Ambrose Bierce – A Vine on a House
Howard R. Garis – Professor Jonkin’s Cannibal Plant
William Hope Hodgson – The Voice in the Night
Edith Nesbit – The Pavilion
H.C. McNeile – The Green Death
Abraham Merritt – The Woman of the Wood
Emma Vane – The Moaning Lily

Blurb:
Strangling vines and meat-hungry flora fill this unruly garden of strange stories, selected for their significance as the seeds of the villainous (or perhaps just misunderstood) “killer plant” in fiction, film, and video games.
Step within to marvel at Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s giant wistaria and H. G. Wells’ hungry orchid; hear the calls of the ethereal women of the wood, and the frightful drone of the moaning lily; and do tread carefully around E. Nesbit’s wandering creepers…
Every strain of vegetable threat (and one deadly fungus) can be found within this new collection, representing the very best tales from the undergrowth of Gothic fiction.

Paperback Fanatic #13

Mary Whitehouse – “Who Does She Think She Is?”

Mary Whitehouse – “Who Does She Think She Is?”   (NEL, Jan. 1972)

 

Blurb:
No critic of television has ever been more widely read, criticised and talked about than Mary Whitehouse.

In this book she recounts the experiences which have come to someone who is prepared to set no limit upon their commitment to society.

Anyone who is concerned about the importance of individual freedom and who cares about problems of social and sexual morality must read this revealing book.

Malcolm Muggeridge says of Mrs. Whitehouse . . . “She is one of the remarkable women of our time, and this account of herself provides an opportunity to know and understand her better.”

Robert Westall – Ghost Stories

Robert Westall (ed.) – Ghost Stories (Kingfisher, 1993)

Illustrations by Sean Eckett

Franz Kafka – The Knock At The Manor Gate
Gahan Wilson – Yesterday’s Witch
John Hynam – A Legion Marching By
Charles Dickens – The Lawyer And The Ghost
Anonymous (India) – The Ghost Who Was Afraid Of Being Bagged
Psu Sung-Ling (Adapted by Vida Derry) – School For Ghosts
Mary Williams – The Little Yellow Dog
Kenneth Grahame – The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
Alison Prince – The Lilies
Ray Bradbury – The Emissary
Ruth Manning-Sanders – John Pettigrew’s Mirror
Saki – Sredni Vashtar
Philippa Pearce – Miss Mountain
Guy de Maupassant – Was It A Dream?
Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch – A Pair Of Hands
Robert Westall – The Boys’ Toilets
John Gordon – Left In The Dark
W. W. Jacobs – The Monkey’s Paw
M. R. James – Lost Hearts
Perceval Landon – Thurnley Abbey
Jean Richardson – Not At Home
Joan Marsh – The Shepherd’s Dog

Blurb:

Haunting! Shiver and shake at these spine-chilling tales of ghosts and ghouls from top authors. Guaranteed to give you goose bumps!

Mike Ashley  (ed.) – The Dreaming Sex:  Early Tales of Scientific Imagination by Woman   (Peter Owen, 2009)
Introduction
L.T. Meade –  The Blue Laboratory
Mary Shelley –  The Mortal Immortal
Harriet Prescott Spofford –  The Moonstone Mass
Alice W. Fuller –  A Wife Manufactured to Order
Mary Elizabeth Braddon –  Good Lady Ducayne
Mary Wilkins Freeman –  The Hall Bedroom
G.M. Barrows –  The Curious Experience of Thomas Dunbar
Roquia Sakhawat Hossein –  The Sultana’s Dream
Edith Nisbet –  The Five Senses
Clotilde Graves –  Lady Clanbevan’s Baby
Muriel Pollexfen –  Monsieur Fly-by-Night
Greye La Spina –  The Ultimate Ingredient
Clare Winger Harris –  The Miracle of the Lily
Adeline Knapp –  The Earth Slept: A Vision

Mike Ashley, Peter Owen, L.T. Meade, James Doig, Vault Of Evil, fiction, SF, horror, fantasy, women, Mary Shelley, Harriet Prescott Spofford, Alice W. Fuller, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Mary Wilkins Freeman, G.M. Barrows, Roquia Sakhawat Hossein, Edith Nisbet, Clotilde Graves,  Muriel Pollexfen, Greye La Spina, Clare Winger Harris  Adeline Knapp

Johnny Mains – Bite Sized Horror

Johnny Mains (ed.) – Bite Sized Horror   (Obverse Books, June 2011)

Cover artwork: Paul Hanley

Johnny Mains – Introduction

Reggie Oliver – Brighton Redemption  
Paul Kane – The Between
David A. Riley – His Pale Blue Eyes
Marie O’ Regan – The Unquiet Bones
Johnny Mains – The Rookery
Conrad Williams – The Carbon Heart

Blurb
BITE SIZED HORROR … delivers enough unease, terror, horror and revulsion – the full range of unpleasant associations associated with dark fiction – to please most readers. – Brendon Moody, The Stars At Noonday

see also the Bite Sized Horror thread on the Vault forum

‘Sapper’ – Bulldog Drummond

‘Sapper’ (Herman Cyril McNeille) – Bulldog Drummond: The Carl Peterson Quartet (Wordsworth Editions, 2007)

Nesta Jennings Campbell, Shades Of Night

Blurb:

‘Demobilised officer, finding peace incredibly tedious would welcome diversion. Legitimate if possible; but crime, of a comparatively humorous description, no objection. Excitement essential.’

Bulldog Drummond was the original daredevil adventurer who, with his various friends, made it their mission to fight all enemies of Britain in the uncertain years following the First World War. Fearless, resourceful and debonair, Drummond could easily have been the father of James Bond. In the first four novels of the series, Bulldog Drummond, The Black Gang, The Third Round, The Final Count, all of which are contained within this volume, Hugh Drummond finds himself pitting his wits again Carl Peterson, a criminal genius with an insatiable passion for power and world domination. He has the great facility of disguise and his chameleon appearances are one of the joys of these thrilling tales. Peterson’s constant companion is the sinister but beautiful Irma.

The Drummond books are exciting page-turning adventures for grown up boys and girls.

Thinking Man’s Crumpet: submissions wanted

“THE THINKING MAN’S CRUMPET”

Cross genre fiction written by women.

We are currently looking for talented female contibutors, aged 16 and over, to showcase in the first issue of our brand new creation. This half-yearly magazine will feature a variety of writings from females around the globe; fiction in all forms and genres. Also non fiction by way of short articles, reviews and essays.

We do prefer Science Fiction, Horror and Erotica, but will consider other, or mixed, genre work.

So ladies, be it story, poem or play, paste it into a message, no formatting necessary, and don’t forget to include a couple of sentences as your bio. If you prefer, e-mail your submission to: coralkingATlive.co.uk (replace the ‘AT’ with @ )

All contributors will receive their copy gratis, and further copies will be available at a competitive price, details of which will be available nearer the publish date. Final date for submissions for the June issue is 31st March 2008 and all entrants will by notified within one month of this date.